In this Dec. 28, 2010 file photo, an Amtrak Acela train blows snow as it passes through the Princeton Junction station in West Windsor, N.J., after a weekend storm has disrupted train schedules. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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Amtrak plans to dig two new tunnels for commuter trains between New York and New Jersey, Reuters reports. The project, called the Gateway Tunnel and projected to cost $13.5 billion, has a loose finish date of 2020. "The two new trans-Hudson tunnels will provide long-sought, peak-period operational capacity and is an investment that will improve transportation flexibility and reliability for decades to come," said an Amtrak statement. It's seen by some as a vital first step in getting high-speed rail into the Northeast, but the project was dumped by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last year over its pricetag.

"The project, called the Gateway Tunnel and projected to cost $13.5 billion, has a loose finish date of 2020. " Can you say 'big dig'? Save these two numbers...the $ and the date. Neither can possibly be met. Sadly, the people proposing this already know this. The date and the dollar figure are calculated to get the project only to a point too far along to abandon. They will then come back for more money. This is a project where the children of the employees that started it will finish it.